Accident

I was in a car accident tonight. It was a dark and rainy street I was traveling down leaving from a coworkers house out Battlefield. I had been invited over for dinner and games and finally decided to leave about 9:30 to get back to Ozark and get ready for work in the morning. I was coming to the end of the street from where they live. The road appeared to curve off onto the next street as opposed to making the usual 90 degree intersection. Without warning I felt my car dropping off the road and heard the banging and scraping of my car against the pavement and ditch. All I could think was "what have I done?" Within seconds an older gentleman from one of the surrounding homes was about to pass by. He stopped his vehicle to see what had happened. He commented that I was about 4 feet into the ditch and that I would probably need a tow truck to get out. I called back to my coworkers house to ask for help. All of the men that were over for dinner came down with a truck and a chain to see if they could pull it out without a tow truck. They studied it for a while and made a plan to get it out. The first pull dislodged more of the front fender. With multiple other pulls they were able to fully recover my car from the ditch. They pulled the front fender off the rest of the way and stowed it away inside my car. My car was still driveable at that point but they wanted to take a look at the front underside of my car to check for severe damages so one of the guys drove my car back to the house and the rest of us followed in the truck. They were able to shine a headlights on my car and noticed a stream of fluid leaking. One of them told me it was radiator fluid and that either my radiator had a hole or the hose had been pulled off. The total damages are uncertain at this time still and I will not know the full extent of the damages until at least Monday sometime.

Quantity Control

This has been my third day in a row that I have gone to work out so I'm pretty proud of that ;) I'm hoping to keep it up! Anyhow, I joined on Friday after work. I have not set any strict goals on myself at this point in time. I'm trying to work out at least an hour each time I go. I also would like to become more familiar with the wait machines so I can start working on building up muscle in my arms especially (I hate that my arms are so flabby :( ) but also my legs and butt. I'm trying to work on my eating habits again. My biggest issue with food is eating large quantities and I've tried just cutting back on the amount of food I eat before but later I would pick it back up again. So I am attempting to cut back again. I have not started counting calories really, just not allowing myself to eat more than I need to of anything and limiting the amount of sweets I eat. Here's to my first month working out!

The Shack

I am currently reading book called The Shack. I don't read very often but on a rare occasion I pick up a book that actually draws me in and makes me want to keep reading it. This has been one such book. For those of you who have not read it, its about a man who takes his three children out on a camping trip and his youngest daughter, Missy, is abducted. Her body is never found only the dress she was wearing was found but it is covered in blood. This event begins 3 long years of sadness for the man named Mack, his wife and their two other children. After 3 years Mack receives letter in the mail. Its very mysterious and simply request that Mack return to an old shack where Missy's bloody dress had been found. It is signed "Papa" which is how his wife would often address God. Mack is shocked and unsure what to think but finally works up the courage to return this old shack in the middle of no where. When he arrives he discovers the old rugged looking shack looking the same way it did that horrible day when they found all that remained of his Missy. Mack walks in looks around, hoping that he might encounter or find God there. He breaks down and cries out to God only to find himself standing alone in the shack. In a rage he begins to pick up old pieces of furniture that still remained in the old shack. He yells at God for not being there and questions if he is even real. How could God let such a terrible thing happen to an innocent child? Mack turns in anger and walks out of the cabin. Somewhere down the path he turns to find the old shack transformed. It was made anew and had smoke rolling out of the chimney. Mack is astonished at the sudden change and returns to the shack to investigate. He is greeted by a black woman named Elouisa who we later find out is "papa" or God. He meets Jesus (a man) and another lady named Sarayu, who is the holy spirit. Papa is the housekeeper and cook, Jesus fixes things in the shack, and Sarayu is "The Keeper of the Gardens". Each of these 3 take Mack on a quest of teaching him about being relationship with God and finding healing from years of hurt. Mack spends time with each one and learns something new. I am at the part now where Jesus has invited Mack to go on a hike. Jesus leads him out to the water and teaches him how to walk on water just like Peter did in the bible. He steps out on faith and makes his way across the river with Jesus.
I decided to post this blog on what I have read so far in this book because it reminds me how amazing God is. I'm enjoying reading about Mack's walk with God and its cool to think about God walking that close with each of us everyday and we don't even realize it :) I only wish that I could be as aware of God everyday as Mack is in this book.